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Saturday, 14 December 2013

Saturday - Advent 2 - Prepare the way through Prayer

Advent
is a time of preparation and waiting and listening and doing.Today we will focus our prayers on listening
to God.Sit in a comfortable
chair.Begin by taking a few deep
breaths in and out.Focus upon your
breathing as the love of God coming into your life.Between each prayer phrase,pause and allow the Holy Spirit to come upon
you.

Great
God,teach me to listen to You when You
call my name to bring comfort to Your people.

Comfort,
comfort my people says the LORD.

Lord,prepare me to listen to hear the voices in
Your church and community that need Your love.Let me bring them love.

The
people living in darkness have seen a great light.

Lord,open my ears so that I can hear the voices of
those who have no voice – those living in wars and conflicts.Let me be Your hands of justice and love.

The
Spirit of the LORD will rest upon me – the Spirit of wisdom and of
understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power,the Spirit of knowledge and all with thelove of the LORD.

Lord,teach me to listen to hear the voices of my
family and friends.Inspire me to harken
to their needs.

May
the God who gives endurance and encouragement give me a spirit of unity as I
follow Christ Jesus so that with one heart and mouth together we may glorify
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spiritas it was in the beginning and as it is now
during this time of preparing and waiting….world without end.Amen.

About Me

A 51 year old Presbyterian Quilter - Museum Volunteer who still loves to sing "Jesus loves me" at the top of my lungs.... much to our next wall neighbours aching ears :) . These daily devotionals are written to bring you the Good News and inspiration into your day. And sometimes there are comments about life in the Manse, quilting, and Museum :)